Dear All …
Having received correspondence from the Council recently, I was surprised to note in the letterhead that we are situated on Kaurna Country.
There are several issues surrounding this matter which I wish to mention.
If we are situated on land that is not Australian, we must review our Certificate of Title regarding the land we presume to own. My Title makes no such reference. If I am simply a tenant, then please forward the rate notice to the correct owner.
By including the Kaurna Country piece on the letterhead, you may think you are just being ‘nice people’ - you know, ‘being pleasant to Aborigines’.
Of course, not including it does not indicate any displeasure toward Aborigines and I certainly do not hold such views either.
Falling into what is called ‘wokeness’ is easy to do but the wider implications need to be observed.
About 40 years ago Geoff McDonald wrote a book entitled “Red over Black”. It is still available. Geoff was at one stage a communist, during which he spent much time working among Aboriginal communities. He noted how they were being used to one day deliver a Black state in Australia. He wrote the book after relinquishing communism and in it he revealed the plan for a Voice to be followed by a Treaty prior to the Black State.
In their own way, both major political parties failed to take notice of Geoff’s forecast. The ALP advanced the strategy more than the Coalition and at times it rested ‘on the back burner’. Today it has been revised by the Albanese Government as you well know. Proponents openly state that a Treaty will follow the Voice.
Of course, during the more than 230 years of European settlement there were some events which are now seen as brutal or at least unfortunate. We would not repeat them today. However, the British system of government has produced a very long period of stability and massive support has been afforded to Aborigines. Constitutionally they are equal to every other citizen in Australia, which is a strong point to consider when the Voice referendum is set to create them with a separate status.
I hope you can see my point that you are supporting a situation not in the best interest of Australians. You may have unwittingly arrived at the point but nevertheless you have arrived.
In the interest of … and the nation, I ask you to remove reference to Kaurna Country.